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Articles by Shivani Negi

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Alcohol in the Report Isn't Alcohol at the Wheel: Kerala High Court's Rs 15 Lakh Insurance Ruling

  Shivani Negi   08 July 2026 at 15:27

IndexIntroductionCase Details and CoramFactual BackgroundThe Two Issues Before the CourtIssue One: Causal Nexus Between the Accident and DeathIssue Two: “Consumption” of Alcohol Is Not the Same as Being “Under the Influence”St ..


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FIR Over a Dog Dressed as Krishna, Quashed: What Section 298 of BNS Actually Requires?

  Shivani Negi   06 July 2026 at 17:31

IndexIntroduction: Section 298 BNS and the "Lord Krishna" CaseCase Details and CoramFactual Background: FIR No. 67 and the WhatsApp StatusStatutory Text and Ingredients of Section 298 BNSContentions on Behalf of the PetitionerContentions on Behalf of ..


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An Advocate's Professional Fees Cannot Be Treated as "Proceeds of Crime" - Analysing the Allahabad High Court's Ruling in Ayush Bajpai v. State of U.P.

  Shivani Negi   06 July 2026 at 17:30

IndexIntroductionFactual BackgroundThe Legal Issue Before the CourtStatutory Framework: Section 102 CrPC and the Powers of the Cyber Cell"Proceeds of Crime": A Borrowed Term from the PMLAThe Court's ReasoningThe Key Distinction Drawn by the CourtReli ..


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Powering Fairness: A Legal Analysis of Tariff Regulation Under the Electricity Act, 2003

  Shivani Negi   17 June 2026 at 16:49

TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionLegislative History and BackgroundThe Statutory Framework for Tariff DeterminationThe Role of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) and Retail TariffsPrincipl ..


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Equality in Land Acquisition Compensation: Expanding the Scope of Section 28-A: Andanayya & Ors. v. Deputy Chief Engineer & Ors.

  Shivani Negi   07 May 2026 at 09:34

1.TitleAndanayya and Ors. v. Deputy Chief Engineer and Ors. Civil Appeal Nos. ……… of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 2587–2593 of 2021) Citation: 2026 INSC 2932.Bench & QuorumJustice M. M. Sundresh and Justice Nongmei ..


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Inflation Does Not Discriminate: The Supreme Court on Dearness allowance, Dearness relief and the Limits of Financial Justification - An Analysis of State of Kerala vs. M. Vijayakumar

  Shivani Negi   21 April 2026 at 11:58

Index of HeadingsIntroduction Background: A Three Percent Gap and a Constitutional QuestionArguments on Both SidesThe Constitutional Framework: Twin Tests and Their ApplicationThe Financial Crunch Argument: How Far Does It Go?Precedents Distinguished ..


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Guardrails Against Executive Overreach: The Supreme Court Reaffirms Congress’s Exclusive Tariff Authority and Limits Emergency Power Expansion

  Shivani Negi   13 April 2026 at 12:42

Index of HeadingsBackground: IEEPA and the Tariff RegimeThe Cases That Reached the Supreme CourtThe Constitutional Foundation: Congress Holds the PurseThe Statutory Question: What Does Regulate Actually Mean?The Major Questions DoctrineThe DissentWha ..


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Statehood in International Law: Legal Basis, Core Elements, Recognition, and Suggestions

  Shivani Negi   03 April 2026 at 11:00

Index of Headings1. Introduction1.1 Meaning and Importance of Statehood1.2 Evolution of the Concept of State2. Concept of State in International Law2.1 Definition of State2.2 Montevideo Convention and Statehood2.3 Legal Personality of a State2.4 Dist ..


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Use of Force, War, and the Principles of Neutrality in International Relations

  Shivani Negi   28 March 2026 at 15:22

Index of Headings1.Concept of War2.Laws of War (International Humanitarian Law)2.1 Declaration of War2.2 Effects of War2.3 Enemy Character 3.Prisoners of War (POWs) 4.Neutrality4.1 Meaning4.2 Rights and Duties of Neutral States4.3 Neutral Territory 5 ..


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Article on the validity of the Enforcement Directorate to file a writ petition under Article 32

  Shivani Negi   23 March 2026 at 17:12

Can the Enforcement Directorate Sue a State? A Nation's Federal Compact Under StrainOn a cold January morning in Kolkata, what began as a statutory search under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) escalated into a constitutional crisis that ..


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